PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Revelation Vinapola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Revelation Vinapola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Vinapola
vs
Chance

183 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Revelation Vinapola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Punchers Chance !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinapola avoids the body shot from Chance .
Chance throws a nice looking combination but Vinapola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chance scores with a nice strike.
Chance throws an off balance right hand
and Vinapola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinapola fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinapola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinapola.
Chance lands an overhand right.

It looks like Revelation Vinapola has been cut.
Vinapola misses with a looping left.
Chance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinapola manages to avoid it.
Chance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinapola was well out of range. Poor timing from Chance .
And Vinapola counters with a quick kick to the body but Chance blocks it.
Vinapola throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Chance to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Chance misses.
Chance throws a body punch but Vinapola moves out of range.
Vinapola thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chance misses with a wild combination.
Punchers Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinapola misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chance misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinapola avoids the body shot from Chance .
Chance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinapola.
Chance is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinapola rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinapola slips under a jab.
Vinapola throws out a loose jab but Chance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinapola connects with a body shot that sends Chance 's belly button to the back.
Chance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Chance as he connects with a hook.
Chance checks a low kick from Vinapola.
Chance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinapola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chance manages to avoid it.
Chance fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vinapola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chance .
A counter left hand to the body from Vinapola misses its target.
Punchers Chance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chance keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Chance misses.
Chance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chance works Vinapola's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinapola misses with a wild body shot.
Chance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinapola throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinapola throws a lazy body kick
and Chance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinapola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinapola swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.
Vinapola looks to land a body kick but Chance moved away.
Despite the aggression on Chance 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinapola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chance moves away.
Chance fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vinapola on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Chance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chance defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vinapola.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Revelation Vinapola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinapola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chance circles away.
Vinapola misses with a low kick as Chance jumps back.
Chance appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinapola's head.
Chance lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Chance .
Chance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vinapola throws a lazy uppercut
and Chance counters with a nice body shot.
Vinapola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chance finds it's way round the side to connect with Vinapola's head.
Vinapola throws out a powerful jab.
Chance misses with a straight right.
Vinapola misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Chance .
Chance is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vinapola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chance lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinapola was well out of range. Poor timing from Chance .
Vinapola thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinapola was well out of range. Poor timing from Chance .
Vinapola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chance .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vinapola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinapola. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chance blocks a jab.
Chance swinging wildly here.
Vinapola was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chance scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vinapola looks to score with a jab to the body but Chance is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chance ! But no joy.
Chance throws the left hand but Vinapola avoids the punch easily.
Chance loads up on a big right hand but Vinapola slips the punch.
Vinapola wants to clinch up but Chance keeps it at a distance.
Chance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinapola.
Vinapola has a takedown stuffed.
Chance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinapola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchers Chance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Revelation Vinapola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vinapola misses with a hook to the body
and Vinapola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vinapola tries to work over Chance 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinapola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinapola trying to land knees to the body.
Chance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chance blocking some punches.
Vinapola misses with a punch to the body.
Vinapola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chance .
Vinapola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chance 's elbow.
Chance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chance .
Chance is working Vinapola over against the cage.
Vinapola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chance wants to break free but Vinapola has control.
Vinapola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinapola misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinapola tries a body shot but Chance blocks it.
Chance tries to break free but Vinapola pushes him back against the cage.
Chance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chance prevents a body shot from Vinapola.
Vinapola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chance tries to break the clinch but Vinapola is controlling the position.
Chance misses with a punch to the body.
Chance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chance wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vinapola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vinapola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chance up against the cage.
Chance throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vinapola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chance .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Chance 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vinapola stalling against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vinapola.
Chance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinapola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chance backwards.
Vinapola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vinapola fails to land.
Vinapola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinapola throws an elbow but it misses.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Vinapola tries to land knees in the clinch but Chance avoids the damage to the body.
Chance is trying to force a seperation but Vinapola has the dominant position.
Chance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vinapola pushes Chance back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinapola lands an uppercut.

Vinapola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinapola swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.
Vinapola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chance lands a head shot.
Chance throws a lazy right hand but Vinapola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinapola wants to clinch up but Chance keeps it at a distance.
Vinapola connects with a leg kick. Chance looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vinapola.
Vinapola avoids the body shot from Chance .
Vinapola is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chance doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chance throws an overhand right that lands on Vinapola's shoulder, as Vinapola tries to avoid the shot.
Vinapola misses with a hook to the body
and Chance counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Punchers Chance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinapola swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.

Vinapola gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance has had enough of the clinch but Vinapola keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vinapola stalling.
Vinapola gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinapola working aggressively here.
Vinapola taking a breather.
Vinapola wants to stall.
Vinapola is trying to maintain a safe position but Chance gets an underhook and turns Vinapola into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Revelation Vinapola.
Chance misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Vinapola wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chance checks the leg kick.
Chance throws the left hand but Vinapola avoids the punch easily.
Vinapola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vinapola shoots in for a takedown but Chance shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chance connects with a body shot that sends Vinapola's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Revelation Vinapola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Revelation Vinapola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chance fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vinapola on the side of the head.
Vinapola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chance throws a right hand that misses
and Vinapola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinapola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chance .
Chance misses with a series of wild punches.
Chance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinapola circles away quickly and effectively.
Chance scores with a nice right hand.
Vinapola dodges the punch combination from Chance .
Chance has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chance moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chance . Vinapola does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Chance , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vinapola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chance cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinapola wants to land a leg kick but Chance is out of range.
Chance connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinapola doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinapola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chance .
Chance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Vinapola misses.

Vinapola fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chance to the ground. Vinapola is now in Chance 's guard.
Vinapola passes into half guard.
Vinapola passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chance !
Chance is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinapola is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chance wants to control but Vinapola is having none of it.
Vinapola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chance tries to reverse the position but Vinapola maintains control.
Vinapola controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance tries to lock up and control but Vinapola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vinapola content just to control the position here.
Vinapola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chance is looking to escape.
Chance tries to lock up and control but Vinapola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chance is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vinapola controlling from mount.
Chance sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chance trying to get back to full guard but Vinapola takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Revelation Vinapola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chance throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Revelation Vinapola.
I think Vinapola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Punchers Chance !
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Punchers Chance !
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Punchers Chance !

Punchers Chance wins by unanimous decision!